PhD

Finance

The Finance group at MIT Sloan delves into the study of markets for real and financial assets, emphasizing the practical applications of modern financial theory widely adopted by Wall Street and corporations. Students gain a robust understanding of foundational theories and acquire the tools necessary for conducting both theoretical and applied research. After completing coursework in microeconomics and macroeconomics, students tailor their research programs with faculty guidance, often contributing to and expanding on faculty research. Notable faculty members include Hui Chen, whose research intersects asset pricing and corporate finance; Deborah Lucas, known for her work on public sector financial management; and Maryam Farboodi, who explores the economics of big data and its impact on financial markets. 

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MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship

Fragmentation and First Principles Entrepreneurship

Who gets to build for fun? Around the world, a lot of people don’t have that luxury, especially in growth markets.” Lexi Chu, an intern at the MIT Kuo Sharper Center, had this realization during the Growth Stage Program in June where she was confronted by the purpose driven entrepreneurship that ...

Sep 23, 2026
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Climate Policy Center

The System Value of Grid-Enhancing Technologies

Grid-Enhancing Technologies (GETs) can deliver cost savings to the power system by increasing the usable capacity of existing transmission infrastructure. MIT CPC research shows that in a 2035 representation of the U.S. electricity system, GETs reduce annual system costs by up to $1.34 billion.

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Paul Asquith

Paul Asquith

Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance

Paul Asquith is the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Asquith is a specialist in corporate finance and a media source for the field of corporate finance and control, including…

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Hui Chen

Hui Chen

Nomura Professor of Finance

Hui Chen is the Nomura Professor of Finance and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on asset pricing and its connections with corporate finance. Chen is particularly interested in the interactions…

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Taha Choukhmane

Taha Choukhmane

Albert F. (1942) & Jeanne P. Clear Career Development Associate Professor in Global Management

Taha Choukhmane is the Albert F. (1942) & Jeanne P. Clear Career Development Associate Professor in Global Management an Associate Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He was most recently a postdoctoral fellow at the National…

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John C. Cox

John C. Cox

Nomura Professor of Finance, Emeritus

John Cox is the Nomura Professor of Finance, Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management. A leading authority on corporate finance and finance theory, Cox has developed an inter-temporal financial model broad enough to include the fundamental…

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